2005 · Week 15

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Mike McMahon

17·16

Rams

St. Louis

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

STL -3

Total

44

Model margin

+9.5est.

STL perspective

Push chance

6.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

PHI lead 12–4 since 1999

PHI have won 4 straight. Meetings average 48.1 points. STL are 3-12-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W3LA @ PHI2633PHI
2024 · playoffsLA @ PHI2228PHI
2024 · W12PHI @ LA3720PHI
2023 · W5PHI @ LA2314PHI
2020 · W2LA @ PHI3719RAMS
2018 · W15PHI @ LA3023PHI
2017 · W14PHI @ LA4335PHI
2014 · W5STL @ PHI2834PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike McMahon15/289713

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Moats12786.51
Reno Mahe4184.50
Mike McMahon7172.40
Lamar Gordon471.80
Reggie Brown155.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +32.5%5.1%6.8%3.1%4.9%3.5%3.5%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

6.80%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

73.4%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.22
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment+4.75
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+9.54

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.